Great Lakes region volleyball

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Noticed Hope, Calvin, Wittenberg and Ohio Northern are all ranked in AVCA Top 25

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All "Border Battle" results:

http://www4.wittenberg.edu/news/athletics/volleyball/info/09info/borderbattle.html

[David Collinge]

The NCAC is participating in the first of two "NCAC Weekends" at Allegheny this weekend.  All nine squads are in attendance, with each playing twice each of the two days of the event.  This event, as well as a second go-around at Earlham in October, will constitute half of the conference standings.  On Day One, usual suspects Wittenberg and Hiram won both of their matches, as did Wooster and Oberlin.  Wittenberg (7-3) and Wooster (11-2) will square off this afternoon, as will Hiram (7-5) and Oberlin (7-6), along with seven other matches.  This must be a real treat for local volleyball fans; I wish I could be there.

[David Collinge]

Hiram and Wittenberg showed the NCAC who's the boss(es) today as each cruised to twin 3-0 victories to finish the NCAC Weekend 4-0.  Wittenberg, which didn't lose a game at the meet, dropped Wooster and Kenyon this afternoon, while Hiram dumped the Scots and Oberlin.  The Tigers and Terriers start the conference season atop the standings at 4-0, one game ahead of host Allegheny, whose three-set victories today over Kenyon and OWU leave them at 3-1.  Wooster and Oberlin followed up impressive 2-0 Saturdays with bleak 0-2 Sundays and join Denison (2-0 today) in fourth at 2-2.  Earlham won once, over OWU, while the Bishops and Kenyon came away with 0-4 records from the event.

[OshDude]

Hope swept Calvin for the MIAA lead in front of 1,425 fans yesterday. Man, just over 600 at Oshkosh vs. Whitewater was noteworthy for us, but 1,425? What a rivalry. Like usual, what great support over in Michigan. And it's not like admission is free either. Very cool.

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In OAC in-conference action-ranked Heidelberg beats Marietta 3-0 (26-24, 25-9, 25-22)

per stats off Heidelberg box score:

Heidelberg:  Atchison 15 kills, Haase 13 kills
Marietta:  Storey 8 kills

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10/6 MIAA final:

Calvin over St. Mary's (25-13, 25-22, 25-21)

(per stats off Calvin site; DeHaan - 7 kills, St. Mary's Slupczynski 6 kills
      Calvin attack percentage:  .409

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10/6 OAC action update:

#4 Ohio Northern and #23 Heidelberg are battling it out as I post--Heidelberg just forced a 4th game--

Developing. . .

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OAC Final from Tiffin, OH

Heidelberg comes back from 2 sets down to knock off Ohio Northern, (10-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 16-14).

(Per Heidelberg stats, the home squad's overall attack percentage was higher than Ohio Northern's in the last 2 games).

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Should Capital and Heidelberg win their next in-conference match-ups-that would set up a 10/17 showdown between the 2 squads at Capital for the OAC lead.

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10/13 OAC final:

Heidelberg beats Baldwin-Wallace (25-6, 25-17, 25-21)
(Per Heidelberg stats: Princesses' Hasse 13 kills & 15 digs.(

John Carroll has just forced a 4th game with Capital--developing.

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OAC Final:

Capital over John Carroll, (29-27, 18-25, 25-15, 25-23)

Per Capital stats:  Crusaders' Hostetler  26 kills
                              JCU:  Fox 15 and Dalton 14 kills, respectively.

(Oh, to be a fly on the wall for the Heidelberg/Capital showdown 10/17)

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10/14 MIAA final:

Albion over Adrian (15-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-15, 15-12):

Per stats:  Albion--Goralski and Watler 10 kills each: Albion's attack PCT over last 3 games was the key here.
                  Adrian--Tincknell 13 kills

               With this win Albion is over .500 in-conference.

[David Collinge]

Wittenberg and Hiram continue to dominate the NCAC, and when the two squads met this past Saturday, the Tigers came out on top in five sets, 25-27, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12.  Those two sets won by the Terriers were the first an NCAC opponent has taken from the Tigers in nearly two years (10/24/07, vs. Earlham), but Witt held on to record their 58th straight conference victory.  That streak is now up to 60 with wins at Oberlin and Denison.  Wittenberg (14-3, 10-0) has a chance to break their own conference record winning streak of 63 matches this weekend at the second of two "Power Weekend" events, this one to be held at Earlham.  Standing squarely in the way is a rematch with second place Hiram (14-8, 7-1), as the two are scheduled to face off Saturday afternoon in Richmond.

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OAC final just in:

Heidelberg over Capital (25-23, 25-22, 25-23) 

Per stats:  Heidelberg came back from a 7-1 deficit to take Game 3
         
                 Heidelberg:  Reinhart 13 kills, Donelan 16 digs
                 Capital:   Hostetler 10 kills, Doebel 20 digs